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• Case | HBS Case Collection | October 2019

  Myanmar: Special Economic Zones

  Willy Shih and Dawn Lau

  This case examines four Special Economic Zones in Myanmar. While the country's development had been hobbled by a complex history of military rule, ethnic conflict, and international sanctions, as it pursued liberalization it sought avenues to developing its economy. The four zones described in the case – Dawei, Kyaukphyu, Thilawa, and the New Yangon City project all had different roots and different motivations. The different rates of progress of each reflected the interests and approaches of each of the projects' participants.

  Keywords: economic development; emerging economies; Special Economic Zones (SEZs); Manufacturing Industry; Energy Industry; Southeast Asia; Myanmar;

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  Shih, Willy, and Dawn Lau. "Myanmar: Special Economic Zones." Harvard Business School Case 620-027, October 2019.  View Details

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• Case | HBS Case Collection | September 2019

  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Shaping the Vaccine Manufacturing Ecosystem

  Willy C. Shih

  Vaccines for children has been a long-standing focus for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and their critical role in public health made their production an important economic and political issue. This case describes the Foundation's investment in a breakthrough vaccine manufacturing platform for the Sabin inactivated polio virus. While the new technology promised a much lower cost per dose, it also raised questions about the consequences of lowering entry barriers to vaccine production, as maintaining high quality and production standards, a strong regulatory environmen were critical to protecting the integrity of the vaccine supply. The new technology also threatened to encourage more developed country vaccine manufacturers to exit the market, not an outcome the Foundation was hoping for, as they possessed the capabilities and resources to invest in future developments. It raises the question of whether vaccines are a public good, and who should be responsible for their production.

  Keywords: Production; Supply Chain; Product; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Belgium;

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  Shih, Willy C. "Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Shaping the Vaccine Manufacturing Ecosystem." Harvard Business School Case 620-021, September 2019.  View Details

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  Port Competition in the Pearl River Delta

  Willy Shih

  This case examines the competition between ports and port operators in the Pearl River Delta over the last four decades. The cities surrounding the Pearl River estuary are the "workshop of the world," and the development of manufacturing in the region was heavily dependent on efficient container shipping. As China has opened up and drawn more direct trade traffic to Shenzhen and Guangzhou ports, the operators in Hong Kong have had to adapt. More change is afoot, and Hong Kong may have to reinvent itself again.

  Keywords: trade links; global business; Globalization; Trade; Supply Chain; Logistics; Asia; Hong Kong; China;

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  Shih, Willy. "Port Competition in the Pearl River Delta." Harvard Business School Case 620-038, September 2019.  View Details

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